diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Assets/BulkAssetsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Assets/BulkAssetsController.php
index 1ce08e65e9..b11c36469e 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Assets/BulkAssetsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Assets/BulkAssetsController.php
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ class BulkAssetsController extends Controller
         }
 
         $asset_ids = $request->input('ids');
+        if ($request->input('bulk_actions') === 'checkout') {
+            $request->session()->flashInput(['selected_assets' => $asset_ids]);
+            return redirect()->route('hardware.bulkcheckout.show');
+        }
 
         // Figure out where we need to send the user after the update is complete, and store that in the session
         $bulk_back_url = request()->headers->get('referer');
@@ -580,8 +584,9 @@ class BulkAssetsController extends Controller
 
                     if ($target->location_id != '') {
                         $asset->location_id = $target->location_id;
-                        $asset->unsetEventDispatcher();
-                        $asset->save();
+                        $asset::withoutEvents(function () use ($asset) { // TODO - I don't know why this is being saved without events
+                            $asset->save();
+                        });
                     }
 
                     if ($error) {
@@ -592,10 +597,10 @@ class BulkAssetsController extends Controller
 
             if (! $errors) {
                 // Redirect to the new asset page
-                return redirect()->to('hardware')->with('success', trans('admin/hardware/message.checkout.success'));
+                return redirect()->to('hardware')->with('success', trans_choice('admin/hardware/message.multi-checkout.success', $asset_ids));
             }
             // Redirect to the asset management page with error
-            return redirect()->route('hardware.bulkcheckout.show')->with('error', trans('admin/hardware/message.checkout.error'))->withErrors($errors);
+            return redirect()->route('hardware.bulkcheckout.show')->with('error', trans_choice('admin/hardware/message.multi-checkout.error', $asset_ids))->withErrors($errors);
         } catch (ModelNotFoundException $e) {
             return redirect()->route('hardware.bulkcheckout.show')->with('error', $e->getErrors());
         }
diff --git a/app/Models/Asset.php b/app/Models/Asset.php
index ce8b870eb2..54257ed240 100644
--- a/app/Models/Asset.php
+++ b/app/Models/Asset.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace App\Models;
 
+use Watson\Validating\ValidationException;
 use App\Events\CheckoutableCheckedOut;
 use App\Exceptions\CheckoutNotAllowed;
 use App\Helpers\Helper;
@@ -379,6 +380,9 @@ class Asset extends Depreciable
 
             return true;
         }
+        $validator = $this->makeValidator($this->getRules());
+
+        throw new ValidationException($validator, $this);
 
         return false;
     }
diff --git a/resources/lang/en-US/admin/hardware/message.php b/resources/lang/en-US/admin/hardware/message.php
index 041d32f56c..27877e02f9 100644
--- a/resources/lang/en-US/admin/hardware/message.php
+++ b/resources/lang/en-US/admin/hardware/message.php
@@ -79,6 +79,11 @@ return [
         'no_assets_selected' => 'You must select at least one asset from the list',
     ],
 
+    'multi-checkout' => [
+        'error'   => 'Asset was not checked out, please try again|Assets were not checked out, please try again',
+        'success' => 'Asset checked out successfully.|Assets checked out successfully.',
+    ],
+
     'checkin' => [
         'error'   		=> 'Asset was not checked in, please try again',
         'success' 		=> 'Asset checked in successfully.',
diff --git a/resources/views/partials/asset-bulk-actions.blade.php b/resources/views/partials/asset-bulk-actions.blade.php
index b597ad647f..992fb52bba 100644
--- a/resources/views/partials/asset-bulk-actions.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/partials/asset-bulk-actions.blade.php
@@ -16,17 +16,20 @@
     </label>
     <select name="bulk_actions" class="form-control select2" aria-label="bulk_actions" style="min-width: 350px;">
         @if((isset($status)) && ($status == 'Deleted'))
-        @can('delete', \App\Models\Asset::class)
-            <option value="restore">{{trans('button.restore')}}</option> 
-        @endcan
+            @can('delete', \App\Models\Asset::class)
+                <option value="restore">{{trans('button.restore')}}</option>
+            @endcan
         @else
-        @can('update', \App\Models\Asset::class)
-            <option value="edit">{{ trans('button.edit') }}</option>
-        @endcan
-        @can('delete', \App\Models\Asset::class)
-            <option value="delete">{{ trans('button.delete') }}</option>
-        @endcan
-        <option value="labels" {{$snipeSettings->shortcuts_enabled == 1 ? "accesskey=l" : ''}}>{{ trans_choice('button.generate_labels', 2) }}</option>
+            @can('update', \App\Models\Asset::class)
+                <option value="edit">{{ trans('button.edit') }}</option>
+            @endcan
+            @can('checkout', \App\Models\Asset::class)
+                <option value="checkout">{{ trans('general.bulk_checkout') }}</option>
+            @endcan
+            @can('delete', \App\Models\Asset::class)
+                <option value="delete">{{ trans('button.delete') }}</option>
+            @endcan
+            <option value="labels" {{$snipeSettings->shortcuts_enabled == 1 ? "accesskey=l" : ''}}>{{ trans_choice('button.generate_labels', 2) }}</option>
         @endif
     </select>